Friday 9th May 2014

Today's activity was also pretty easy! I had kept today's day for finishing yesterday's activity if I had not! But then I had completely finished yesterday's activity, so I did not have any other work except for making the fourth scene which was so very easy!! But I am going to face a very major challenge in the near future and the cause of this was not planning properly! I had forgotten that there is going to be exams next week and it will be impossible for me to call the cast over the weekend as they will be extremely busy! I am really not sure what I should do next! I should have thought properly before planning! I am thinking of replacing next weeks activity with the one of this week as I will be able to call them next week. I will think about this idea and see what I can do next! 

                                           Thursday 8th May 2014    

Today was a fun lesson time! I think I used my time quite effectively and I am happy about that because usually I am not the type of person who works during lesson time! I am very happy that I am trying my best to follow my plan! Making the first scene was very easy, but making the 2nd, and the third scene was  quite challenging initially, but fortunately I overcame it! I had quite a challenging time trying to make the 2nd and the 3rd scene on Windows Movie Maker itself! I had not idea how to put writing and pictures on the background image! I asked almost everyone in my class but none of their suggestions helped! Then I asked Saumya and she suggested a brilliant idea! She told me to make my scenes on Microsoft PowerPoint and then record my screen using http://www.screencast-o-matic.com. I made my scenes suring class time, and recorded it once I came home as it required fast internet and some time for Java to download and install (as Java was necessary for recording my screen). But alas, I finished before sleeping! I had a lot of fun and learnt many things too! 

            7th May 2014 - Getting all the backgrounds and text boxes

Today's activity was very entertaining and fun. Today I got to explore the different types of backgrounds and download them. It was a different expereince and I enjoyed a lot as I love simply surfing through the internet. I found many backgrounds that I loved and looked amazing! I had to collect around 15 backgrounds. Some of them had to be realted to the information that will be put on that scene, but some of them could be random. I loved collecting the random ones becuase I could choose what I liked and did not have to related to the information! I also had to look for creative text boxes which was a little challenging. At first I thought I will look for them one at time, then I realized that it would not be practical and will be very time consuming. That is why, I looked for some websites that generated different text boxes. The links that I found are: 

http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/cool-black-background-text-box-vector_558363.htm

http://www.fordesigner.com/maps/13610-0.htm

http://html-generator.weebly.com/css-textbox-style.html


I went through the webistes and they seem quite interesting and suitable to use! I had a lot of fun and am very proud that I am properly following my plan and trying to stay organized. 

This is what my background folder looks like: 

       6th May 2014 - Getting all the information and making them persuasive

Today's activity was also fun and easy. I love changing normal information into persuasive language as I am quite good at it! Most of the information on the design will remain the same becuase they are quite persuasive and appealing. I just did not like the introduction to Facebook. It was very simple and straightforward even though it is one of the most important parts in the video. The introduction is the one of the most important parts of the video as this is the part which actually keeps the audience hooked to the video. If the introduciton is boring, then nobody would want to sit through the video even if it is interesting afterwards! So today, I changed the introduction a little, making it more appealing and alluring. I also changed one of the titles. Here is what I did today: 

               5th May 2014 - Getting all the resources needed

Today's activity was very simple as I only had to collect the resources/materials that I needed during the create stage. I was aiming to get The Windows Movie maker software, a tripod stand (not very sure), the HD camera, props and costumes. I have downloaded the Windows Movie maker software, have an HD camera and have made a list of the props and costumes that I will require (from what I have). I have made sure, I have my laptop, camera and internet connection on the days I will be requiring them! Everything went well today except that I was not able to make arrangements for a tripod stand! I wanted a tripod stand badly becuase my hands are very unstable and shaky and I am recording everything. To overcome this challenge, I have decided to use an alternative support for my camera! Other than that, I enjoyed today's activity and most of it went well and as planned!